We chose this cruise because of the itinerary which Princess offered. Mainly the Normandy Beach excursion. I booked off ship excursions which I recommend. Food was below average. Service in the main dining rooms were very slow and not impressive as advertised by Princess. Did enjoy the Horizon court, however finding a table was mission impossible at times. Did enjoy the Pizza and the service by the workers. Our cabin was kept clean by our very nice cabin steward and well as the service through out the ship especially in Churchill Lounge was excellent. We complained to our cabin steward about the hard as a rock bed and he made it a little more comfortable with a mattress pad.
We arrived on time to all the ports except for Le Havre/France. 2 Days before we were to embark on the port, that we were looking forward to, (the only reason I booked with Princess), the captain announced that we were not going to port due to a strike. Might I add that this is not the first time this year this has happened. My issue with Princess, is that they knew this ahead of time and we should have been given some kind of warning. I would have loved the opportunity to re-schedule our cruise ,as this is a ONCE in a lifetime opportunity for us.
I will never again sail with Princess because of the reasons stated above. They are guilty of Fraud as far as I am concerned. They knew ahead of time that they could not offer this shore excursion as advertised. Food was very below average. And entertainment was below average. Seemed like all they offered on the ship, and pushed, were Art Work, Jewelry sales, Pictures, and productions at Princess Theater that were also below average. There were a few sales, one that offered Caribbean cruise things and a British Isle sale that offered T-shirts made in China. Really!!!
Good
we took Paddywagon tours...Excellent
we did Discover Scotland tours.
did an off tour guide. Was OK
took bus to town on our own.
We took a tour of Castle Coronet